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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckPhase 1NCT02537223

Phase I Study of BYL719 in Combination With Cisplatin and Radiotherapy in Patients With Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing BYL719, Cisplatin and Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in people with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck and Locoregionally Advanced, run by University Health Network, Toronto at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a phase 1 study (the first step in testing a new drug or combination, to see how safe the drug and/or combination are) of investigational agent BYL719 in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA-SCCHN) in combination with standard radiation and chemotherapy (cisplatin). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
BYL719, Cisplatin and Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
9 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Sep 2015to 20 Feb 2020
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Willing and able to comply with study requirements
  • Age >= 18 years
  • Life expectancy >6 months
  • Previously untreated locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck eligible for cisplatin-based chemoradiation
  • Not have received prior anti-neoplastic treatment within 2 years
  • Resolved toxicities to Grade 1 or less
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  • Performance status of 0-1
  • Adequate organ function
  • Able to swallow and retain oral medication

Who cannot join

  • Enrolled on another intervention clinical trial or in prior study within 30 days.
  • Taking drugs with risk of prolonging the QT interval or of causing Torsades de Pointes
  • Any condition that could increase the risk to the patient by participating which may include:
  • Lung disease or uncontrolled hypertension
  • Cardiovascular/vascular/cardiac disease
  • Uncontrolled severe infection
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  • Impaired lung function
  • Chronic treatment with corticosteroids/immunosuppressive agents
  • Not recovered from previous toxicities
  • Systemic therapy within 4 weeks of the start of the study treatment
  • Active bacterial, fungal or viral infection
  • Significant bleeding disorders
  • Uncontrolled medical disorder or active infection
  • Dementia or significantly altered mental status
  • Diabetes mellitus requiring insulin treatment
  • Another malignancy within 2 years of the start of the study treatment
  • Received live attenuated vaccines within 1 week of the start of the study treatment
  • Receiving treatment with drugs known to be moderate or strong inhibitors or inducers of isoenzymes CYP34A or CYP2C8
  • Have impaired gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M3G 2M9

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Trial of BYL719 in Combination With Concurrent Cisplatin-based Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck (LA-SCCHN)

This is a phase 1 study (the first step in testing a new drug or combination, to see how safe the drug and/or combination are) of investigational agent BYL719 in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA-SCCHN) in combination with standard radiation and chemotherapy (cisplatin).

BYL719 is a new drug that is able to bind (attach to) and block a protein called PI3K-alpha. PI3K-alpha is part of an important pathway called EGFR/PI3K/Akt. A pathway is a series of chemical reactions among proteins in the cells that are involved in the support of normal cellular function. If the pathway is too active, due to changes in those proteins, the pathway can lead to tumor cell growth, survival and invasion. BYL719 has been shown to stop cancers in laboratory and animal studies.

This study is the first time BYL719 will be combined with radiation and chemotherapy.

Read the detailed description

Participants will be screened for eligibility within 30 days of the intended start of the study treatment. Procedures for research purposes done during screening include archival tumor tissue collection for pharmacodynamic and predictive biomarker research and optional HPV status (if not already known).

Eligible participants will take BYL719, by mouth, once a day, starting one week prior to start of radiation and chemotherapy, for 8 weeks. The starting dose of BYL719 is 200 mg. Participants will be asked to record their doses on a study drug diary. Participants will also receive radiation therapy every day from Monday to Friday for 7 weeks.

Chemotherapy (cisplatin) will be given intravenously on Monday of weeks 1, 4, and 7 (48 hour window during weeks 4 and 7).

While receiving the study treatment, participants will have tests and procedures done once every week for safety purposes.

After the end of the study treatment, participants will be asked to visit the centre every 2 weeks up to week 8 for additional tests and procedures for safety purposes. Between week 8-12 after completing the study treatment, participants will have tumor measurements done to assess efficacy.

Participants will continued to be followed every 3 months up to 1 year, then every 6 months for 2 years (total of 3 years).

Being tested
BYL719, Cisplatin, Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Medical subject headings
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • BYL719Drug

  • CisplatinDrug

  • Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)Radiation

Study groups in NCT02537223
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BYL719, Cisplatin, and Radiation TherapyExperimentalBYL719, orally, at a starting dose of 200-350 mg, once daily, for 7 weeks. Cisplatin, intravenously, at 100 mg/m2 over 1 hour, every 3 weeks for 3 doses. Radiation therapy, Monday to Friday, for 7 weeks.
Receives: Drug: BYL719; Drug: Cisplatin; Radiation: Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Treatment Emergent Side Effects

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Time from date of enrollment to date of relapse disease

    Measured: 3 years

  2. Number of patients who do not have locoregional relapse of disease

    Measured: 6 months

  3. Number of patients who do not have locoregional relapse of disease

    Measured: 12 months

  4. Number of patients who do not have a distant metastatic relapse of disease

    Measured: 6 months

  5. Number of patients who do not have a distant metastatic relapse of disease

    Measured: 12 months

  6. Time from date of enrolment to date of death

    Measured: 3 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Sep 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2015
  3. Primary completion14 Jun 2018
  4. Study completion20 Feb 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
9 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02537223
Sponsor's protocol ID
BCX-001
Status last verified
Apr 2021
First submitted
28 Aug 2015
Last updated
19 Apr 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing BYL719, Cisplatin and Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in people with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck and Locoregionally Advanced, run by University Health Network, Toronto at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 19 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Apr 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Treatment Emergent Side Effects (time frame: 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Apr 2021.

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